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Maria Cruz

Layer: DAOO Artists with known birth places and birth years
Type: Other

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Latitude: 14.5958
Longitude: 120.9772
Start Date: 1957-01-01
End Date: 1957-01-01

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DAAO URL: https://www.daao.org.au/bio/maria-cruz
Birth Place: Manilla, The Philippines
Biography: Painter, videographer and installation artist Maria Cruz was born in Manila, Philippines, in 1957. In 1976 she began her formal education in fine arts at the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, though did not complete her studies. In 1980 Cruz relocated to Sydney to attend Sydney College of the Arts (SCA) in Roselle, where she completed her Bachelor of Visual Art in 1983 and immediately began her Post Graduate Studies in Visual Arts at the same institution. In 1985, Cruz moved temporarily to the Art Academy of Dusseldorf in Germany where she was influenced by the work of her professor, Klaus Rinke. Cruz resumed her studies at SCA in 1998 to complete her Master of Visual Arts. Cruz makes use of various media, including installation and video, to explore physical and conceptual themes such as colour, language and globalisation. Cruz has founded or co-founded several artist collectives including Shangri-La Collective, a group of female artists, and The Believers, formed with fellow artists Mikala Dwyer and Anne Ooms. Cruz was the curator of Shangri-La Collective’s self-titled video performance which was shown in 2003 at Artspace Visual Arts Centre, Sydney before touring to galleries in Australia and the Philippines. In 1997 Cruz won the Portia Geach Portrait prize with a self-portrait, Maria . Other awards include the PS1 International Studio Program, New York (2000-01), Australia Council Artist Development and Project Grants (2000-01 and 1999) and the City of Hobart Contemporary Art Prize (2004). Cruz has been awarded several residencies including the Karl Hofer Gesselschaft Residency, Berlin, Germany (2005) and Artist-in-Residence at Canberra Institute of the Arts (1989). Cruz has lectured in various Australian universities including Canberra School of Art, Australian National University, and SCA. She served as a senior lecturer at the University of Western Sydney’s School of Contemporary Arts, from 2000 to 2008. Cruz shares her time between Berlin and Sydney. Her work is represented by Kaliman Gallery in Sydney and Galleria Duemila in Manila. Writers: Quiros, Ana MariaDe Lorenzo, Catherine Date written: 2010 Last updated: 2011
Born: b. 1957
Summary: Maria Cruz is a Philippine-born Australian painter, videographer and installation artist who lives in Sydney and Berlin.
Gender: Female
Died: None listed
Age at death: None listed